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#### What is the domain that the ontology will cover?
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Open Source Hardware documentation-/design-projects. \
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These are assemblies with a defined purpose.
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This is not limited to the fields of electronics and mechanical machines,
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like a tractor or a coffee machine,
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Free Technology aka Open Source Hardware documentation-/design-projects. \
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These are human-made, physical objects with a defined purpose.
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It is explicitly not limited to the fields of electronics and mechanical machines,
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which is classically understood as OSH.
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It includes things like a tractor or a coffee machine,
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but extends to clothing,
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simple things like pots, tables and chairs,
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and even chemical mixtures.
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In short, "hardware" here really refers to a physical object:
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An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance.
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On git-based systems,
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we recommend that one repository represents one project.
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#### Who are the targeted end-users?
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#### Who's the end-user you have in mind?
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If we define the end-user as whom directly,
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counciously interacts with this standard
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(or data governed by it),
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then it would be:
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1. Project developers, \
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as the whole thing here is first and foremost about **design reuse**
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2. Manufacturers and other service providers \
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1. Technology project **developers**, \
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as the whole thing here is first and foremost about _**design reuse**_
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2. **Manufacturers** and other service providers \
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find OSH published under a free/open license
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(we perform quality checks).
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This way, anyone can modify, replicate and exploit OSH products
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- unambiguous reference of all parts
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(e.g. to a library of standard components or to other OSH)
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- automated match-making to manufacturers based on production metadata
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- automated match-making with suitable finding opportunities
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## Technical details
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## Ecosystem
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A General, human-friendly overview explain what we are trying to do
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A General, human-friendly overview explaining what we are trying to do
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can be found here:
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<https://stack.opensourceecology.de>
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